2013 – 2014 - Barton College

237 EducationMiddle School Education (Grades 6-9) Major (B.S.) Requirements:Teacher licensure requirements for the Middle School Education major:Professional Education Courses• Prior to the Professional Semester (spring of senior year):Field Experience Courses: EDU 200 (1), 300 (1) 360 (1), and 400 (1).Other professional courses: EDU 223, 225, 334, 344 (2), 354 (2), 448; 451 (2), 464;ENG 363; SWK 345.• Concentration requirement (choose one): EDU 427 (Mathematics); EDU 438 (Science);ENG 459 (English); SST 459 (Social Studies).• During the Professional Semester: EDU 450 (2), 470 (10). For the Accelerated ProfessionalPrograms student, the following courses are substituted for EDU 450 and 470;EDU 475 (5)/476 (5) and EDU 460 (1)/461 (1).• Complete the entrance criteria requirements.Total for Middle School Education major (not including Middle School Concentrationrequirement): 46 semester hours.Note 1: A student who completes the requirements for Middle School Education in science may add sciencelicensure at the secondary level (grades 9-12) by completing EDU 449: Secondary Mathematics and ScienceMethods with a grade of “C-” or higher.Note 2: A student who completes the requirements for Middle School Education in mathematics may addmath licensure at the secondary level (grades 9-12) by completing EDU 449: Secondary Mathematics andScience Methods with a grade of “C-” or higher.Middle School Concentration requirements:• A student must select one concentration from the following content areas:Language Arts (English), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies.Total for Middle School Concentration requirement: 24 semester hours.Note 1: A grade of “D” is not acceptable for licensure in major courses and professional education courses.Note 2: Teacher candidate must earn a grade of “C” or higher in 24 hours of content coursework to berecommended for licensure.Note 3: All prerequisite requirements must be met prior to enrolling in specific courses. Please checkindividual courses for prerequisites.